Indonesia welcomes India’s invitation to join GBA

At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto paid a State Visit to India from 23-26 January 2025. Both leaders underscored the critical role biofuels can play in the efforts for decarbonization of transportation and relevant sectors and recognized the importance of international collaboration in strengthening trade, research & development,

RCM Thermal Kinetics launches new ethanol eXpansion technology program

RCM Thermal Kinetics, a division of RCM Technologies, launched its New Ethanol eXpansion Technology (NEXT) program. This solution is designed to revolutionize ethanol plant expansion projects by enhancing production capacity and energy efficiency without requiring costly and time-consuming major equipment replacement. Incorporating advanced engineering concepts adapted from the refining industry, NEXT can enable existing ethanol

HutanBio pioneers algae-based sustainable fuel

A Cambridge (UK) startup called HutanBio says it has developed cost-competitive sustainable fuel from algae without requiring genetic modification or extensive arable land use, marking a significant departure from previous attempts at algae-based biofuels. The technology builds on decades of research at the University of Cambridge and KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology), where the founding team

ADVANTA partners with Baidyanath Biofuels for ethanol blending

ADVANTA and Baidyanath Biofuels Private Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate to source ADVANTA’s high-quality maize hybrids for bioethanol production. This partnership represents a significant step toward realizing India’s National Biofuels Policy goals of achieving 20% ethanol blending with petrol by 2025-26. The MOU was signed on 15th July 2024, followed

GAIL, BPCL to set up plants to produce CBG

The Chhattisgarh Biofuel Development Authority (CBDA) has inked an agreement with GAIL (India) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) for producing compressed biogas (CBG) from urban solid waste of six municipal corporations across the state.  According to state government officials, there is an immense potential for producing biofuel such as CBG from urban solid waste under

Buyofuel launches a new inventory App for biofuel industry

Buyofuel announces the launch of the Buyo Inventory App to transform biofuel inventory management. Biofuel manufacturers, suppliers, and traders face enormous challenges in managing raw material inflow, finished product outflow, production schedule, and machinery maintenance in an increasingly competitive market. Gallery Buyo Inventory App Solution minimizes such pain areas and provides a more efficient, scalable,

India to achieve 20% ethanol blending target by February: Hardeep Singh Puri

By February 2025, India is anticipated to reach the 20% ethanol blending goal, according to the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The goal of achieving 20% base fuel blending was originally scheduled to be accomplished by 2030, but it was later changed to be accomplished by the end of 2025. “We are not

Telangana government exploring introduction of ethanol policy

In order to satisfy the concerns of farmers and the ethanol business, the Telangana government is looking into the potential of implementing an ethanol policy. The Telangana Rythu Commission and the industries department recently heard concerns from representatives of the ethanol industry. Ethanol laws have already been implemented in a number of Indian states to

OMV and Airbus collaborate to drive aviation decarbonisation

OMV and Airbus have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the decarbonisation of the aviation industry through sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).The partnership aims to support the reduction of CO2 emissions in the aviation sector, with SAF playing a pivotal role in achieving the goal of net carbon neutrality by 2050.OMV and Airbus will explore

Government reduces price of FCI rice for distilleries producing ethanol

The government has revised the provision for the sale of rice stocks exceeding buffer stocking norms under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) (OMSS(D)) Policy for the year 2024-25 and reduced the price for distilleries producing ethanol. The government has set the reserve price at Rs 2,250 per quintal (fixed) pan India for the sale